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EPISODE · Sep 20, 2023 · 9 MIN

High Blood Pressure Is the World’s Biggest Killer. Now There’s a Plan to Tackle It

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Once considered a disease of the affluent, hypertension now affects a third of all adults. The WHO wants nations to get organized to combat it. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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